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Symbols Of Thanksgiving -- Stone And Rope
Children's sermon
That Seeing, They May Believe
52 Children's Object Lessons
Object:
A large stone that you can hold in the palm of your <br>hand and a piece of rope, about two feet long.
Purpose: To stress our need to thank God for all the good things
that have come to us in life.
Lesson: It is very important to understand what a symbol stands
for. Here is a stone and a piece of rope that are symbols of
thanksgiving. But to understand their symbolism, we need to know
about a practice from Old Testament times. Long ago in Palestine,
farmland was given to village families each year by lot. Let me
tell you what that meant. At the beginning of the planting
season, small stones were marked with numbers. Each family had a
that have come to us in life.
Lesson: It is very important to understand what a symbol stands
for. Here is a stone and a piece of rope that are symbols of
thanksgiving. But to understand their symbolism, we need to know
about a practice from Old Testament times. Long ago in Palestine,
farmland was given to village families each year by lot. Let me
tell you what that meant. At the beginning of the planting
season, small stones were marked with numbers. Each family had a
